Improvement in ironing-tables



E. B. SMITH.

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No. 189,663. Patented April 17, 1877.

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EDGAR B. SMITH, or NYAOK, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRONlNG-TABLES.

. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No 189,663, dated April17, 1877 application filed February 10, 1877.

To all whom tt may concern Be it known that I, EDGAR B. SMITH, of

' Nyack, in the county of Bockland and State of New York, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in Ironing-Table, of which the following isa specification:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of my improvedironing-table arranged for use, taken through the line a: as, Fig. 2.Fig. 2 is an under-side view of the same, folded for storage. Fig. 3 isa cross'section of the sad-iron holder.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved ironing-table,simple in construction and convenient in use, being firm and stable whenopened out, and very compact when folded.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing,and then pointed out in the claim.

A represents the table-top, which may be of any desired size and form.To the middle part of the under side of the table-top A is secured across-bar, B, to the efids of which are pivoted, by screws, the upperends of two legs, 0, connected by a cross-bar, c. To the lower side ofthe top A, a little in the rear of the cross-bar B, is attached a secondcrossbar, D, to the ends of which are attached the forward ends of twobars, E. The cross-bars B D serve as supports for the other parts, and

at the same time they prevent the top A from warping. The bars E extendback along, and are attached to, the under side of the top A, and to thelower edges of their rear parts are attached the ends of a cross-bar, F.To the middle parts of the bars E are pivoted, by screws, the upper endsof two legs, G, which are connected by a cross-bar, g. To the legs ofeach pair 0 G are pivoted the ends of two rods, H, which are bent intoVshape,and have an eye formed in them at their angle. The eyes of therods H are passed over studs I, attached the one to the under side ofthe top A, or to a block attached to said top, and the other to thecross-bar F. To the ends of the studs I are pivoted buttons J, which,when turned across the eyes of the rods H, keep said rods from beingaccidentally jarred out of place. The rods H hold the legs 0 G securelyin place when adjusted for use. To the upper side of the forward end ofthe top A is attached a casting, K, which is made with two grooves inits lower side, with openings through its center, and along its sides,and with slats in its upper part to allow air to circulate through it tokeep it cool.

The grooves in the lower side of the casting K are designed to receivethe forks or prongs formed upon the casting L, attached to the shirt orironing board M, to support said board above the tabletop A.

The board M when not required for use is slipped into the space betweenthe cross-bar F and the under side of the table-top A.

When not required for use, the legs 0 G are folded down along the underside of the table top, so that the ironing-table, when folded, willrequire no more space than the thickness of the said top and legs.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent The V-shaped brace-rods H, having eyes formed in theirangles, and the studs and buttons I J, in combination with the pivotedlegs 0 G, and the table-top A, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

EDGAR B. SMITH.

Witnesses:

JAMES '1. GRAHAM, O. SEDGWIGK.

